Govt threw out SC order to control Election Commission panel?

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Checked 17 Oct 2026

The Reel correctly notes that a 2023 law replaced the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet Minister on the Election Commission selection panel, giving the ruling party a 2-to-1 majority. However, it leaves out that the Supreme Court's March 2023 ruling was explicitly an interim measure meant to last only until Parliament enacted a law on the subject.

Main source: The Hindu

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The trick: Picks only some facts

It shows the facts that fit and leaves out those that don't (known as cherry-picking).

"March 2023 में Supreme Court ने अनूप बरनावाल case में साफ-साफ आदेश दिया था कि Chief Election Commissioner को तीन लोग चुनेंगे Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition और Chief Justice of India। लेकिन January 2024 में मोदी…"

The Reel frames Parliament passing a law as defying the Supreme Court, but the Court's 2023 judgment explicitly stated its panel was a temporary measure until Parliament enacted a law.

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What we checked

In January 2024, the Modi government passed a notification removing the Chief Justice of India from the Selection Committee for appointing Election Commissioners.The Hindu

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In March 2023, the Supreme Court ruled in the Anoop Baranwal case that the Chief Election Commissioner will be selected by a three-member committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, and the Chief Justice of India.The Hindu

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The same claim was checked in another Reel (@suresh_c_shaakya, 2026-10-13): "The Chief Justice of India was removed from the Election Commission Selection Committee and replaced by a…", found true (see it)

What the Reel doesn't tell you

The Supreme Court specifically ordered that its arrangement was temporary until Parliament enacted a law.

What each side says

Modi governmentThe government defended the appointment law, asserting that courts should not presume the Prime Minister would act against democratic values. India Today

How it plays you

It wants you to think: "The government illegally bypassed the Supreme Court to steal control of election appointments."

The Supreme Court's ruling explicitly specified that its three-member committee was a temporary measure only until Parliament passed its own law on the matter under Article 324(2).

Selective framing: "मोदी सरकार ने चुपचाप एक gazette notification लाकर Supreme Court के आदेश को एक रद्दी के डब्बे में फेंक दिया". The Reel frames a statutory law passed by Parliament as a sneaky administrative notification that defied the judiciary, hiding the fact that the Court itself had invited Parliament to legislate.
Loaded language: "रद्दी के डब्बे में फेंक दिया". It uses contemptuous framing to make a standard parliamentary legislative act look like an illegal act of defiance.

Short version

🧩 HALF THE STORY 👉 The Reel correctly notes that a 2023 law replaced the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet Minister on the Election Commission selection panel, giving the ruling party a 2-to-1 majority. 👉 However, it leaves out that the Supreme Court's March 2023 ruling was explicitly an interim measure meant to last only until Parliament enacted a law on the subject. 🎭 Trick: Picks only some facts 📰 Source: The Hindu 🔎 Full check: send this Reel to @checkthis.chat

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